Window-frame.



A. W. KRIEGERQ WINDOW FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.6,1909. 940,029.

. Patented Nov. 16, 1909.

UNTTED STATES PATENT @FFTQE.

ALBERT W. KEIEGER, or Avis, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOB or ONE-HALF TO REUBENH. MEEK, or AVIS, PENNSYLVANIA.

WINDOW-FBAME.

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Application filed March 8, 1909.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 16, 190%).

Serial No. 481,658.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT lV. Kninenn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Avis. in the county Clinton and State of Pennsylvania. haveinvented a new and uset'ul \Vindow-Frame, of which the following aspecification.

The objects of the invention are, generally, the provision in amerchantable form of a device of the class above specified which shallbe inexpensive to manufacture, facile in operation, and devoid ofcomplicated parts; specifically, the provision of a window casing ofnovel and improved construction; of a panel adapted to be inserted intoa slot in the side of said casing; and of novel means for directing themovement of the panel in said slot and for limiting said movement; otherand further objects being made manifest hereinafter as the descriptionof the invention progresses.

The invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement ofparts herein after described, delineated in the accompanying drawings,and particularly pointed out in that portion of this instrument whereinpatentable novelty is claimed for certain distinctive and peculiarfeatures of the device it being understood that within the scope of whathereinafter is thus claimed divers changes in the form, proportions,size and minor details of the structure may be made without departingfrom the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the inventionSimilar numerals of reference are employed to denote corresponding partsthroughout the several figures 01": the drawings.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows my invention in verticallongitudinal section; Fig. 2 is a transverse section on the line B ofFig. 1 in the direction of the arrow; Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinalsec tion oi? the device the panel being removed from the slot in thecasing; and Fig. t is a detail perspective of the plate which isassembled with the panel.

la the accompanying drawings, the casing of a window is denotedgenerally by the numeral 1. The uprights 2 of the casing as shown mostclearly in Fig. 2 are formed from a single piece of material which isplowed longitudinally to form parallel chanthe uprights 2 of the casingis provided with a longitudinally disposed slot 5 which eX- tendsentirely through the said upright terminating anterio-rly at the sill 6of the window. To tit this slot 5 in the upright I provide a panel 7 theupper end of which is caused to slope downward and inward as denoted bythe numeral 8 the upper end 01 the slot 5 in the upright being beveledto conform to the upper end 8 ot the panel, said beveled portion beingdenoted by the numeral 9. The width of the slot 5 is most clearly shownin Fig. 2 and it will there be seen that this slot includes the channel10 in which the lower sash moves and the parting strip which separatesthe channel 10 from the channel 11 in which the upper sash moves. Sincethe panel 7 is substantially co-extensive in width with the width of theslot 5 it is obvious that the inner face of the panel will carry aportion of the channel 10 and a portion 12 of the parting strip 1 whichoutstands between the two channels. It is to be understood that thelength of the slot 5 in the upright is slightly greater than the heightof either of the window sashes and 21.

The side walls of the slot 5 in the uprights are transversely grooved asdenoted by the numeal 141; and these grooves slant upward from the innerto the outer face of the casing. which are adapted to be mounted uponthe outer face of the panel 7 As most clearly shown in Fig. 1, theseguide plates 15 comprise a body portion 16 arranged to extend laterallybeyond the edges of the panel and provided with an aperture 17 throughwhich may be passed a screw, nail, or like element whereby the guideplate may be assembled with the panel. The guide plate is slittedadjacent its edges to form arms 18 and these arms are downbcnt at anangle to the body portion 16 ot' the guide plates and to the tongue 19which extends from the body portion 16 of the plate. As shown in Fig. 2the sides of the panel are grooved to receive the arms 18, a portion ofsaid arms being disposed within the contour of the panel,

the remainder of said arms projecting laterally beyond the sides of thepanel to register in the grooves 14 in the casing. It is to beunderstood that tliere may be any number of these oppositely disposedgrooves 14 and nels 3 separated by a parting-strip 4. One of that anynumber of guide plates 15 may be Guide plates 15 are provided employed.In the present instance I have shown the two sets of grooves and haveprovided two of the guide plates 15 to register in said grooves.

lVhen it is desired to remove the sashes from the window casing, thelower sash 20 may be raised to disclose the panel 7. The panel 7 maythen be raised upward, and the arms 18 of the guide plates moving in thegrooves let in the casing will cause the said panel to move outwardlysimultaneously with its upward movement. The panel 7 need not beentirely removed from the easing; it need be moved upward and outward nomore than is necessary to retract the por tion 12 of the parting stripwhich is carried by the panel 7 flush with the bases of the channels 10and 11 in which the sashes move. V hen the channels have thus been movedupward and outward to the required degree, the lower sash 20 may bedropped to contact with the sill. The channel 10 in which the lower sashreciprocates having been deepened by the outward movement of the panelfirst one end and then the other of the lower sash may be withdrawn fromthe frame. When the lower sash has thus been removed, the upper sash maybe dropped into contact with the sill and since the portion 12 of theparting strip has been withdrawn by the upward and outward movement ofthe panel, the upper sash 21 may be moved first into the channel 10 andthen free from the window frame.

The construction of the device is of im portance since it permits theuprights :2 each to be formed from an integral piece of material theparting strip l in its turn being integral with the uprights 2. Thewindow sashes may readily and quickly be assembled with the casing andin mounting them in place no skilled labor is required. Vhen it isdesired to remove the window sash from the casing the operation may berapidly carried out, a consideration which is of great importance intime of fire or K110.

The portion of the body 16 of the guide plate which extends laterallybeyond the sides of the panel serves to limit the clownward movement ofsaid panel in the slot 5 l by engaging the face of the window casing,and the arms 18 which move in the grooves 14: serve to insure theoutward movement of the panel as it moves upward. It is to be understoodthat the panel 7 may be provided upon its inner face with a flush handleor knob of any approved type whereby the said panels may be raised, andlikewise any simple locking device may be employed for holding the saidpanel in its place in the slot 5.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire toprotect by Letters Patent is.

1. In a device of the class described, a slotted casing; a panel to fitthe slot in the casing; and a guide plate carried by the panel andhaving inclined arms to inclose the panel and to engage the casing insliding relation.

In a device of the class described, a slotted casing; a panel to tit theslot in the casing; and a guide plate carried by the panel and havinginclined arms to fit in the edges of the panel and to engage the casingin sliding relation.

3. in a device of the class described, a slotted casing a panel to fitthe slot in the casing; and a guide plate carried by the panel andcomprising a body portion laterally extended beyond the panel to engagethe face of the casing and inclined arms to inclose tie panel and toengage the casing in sliding relation.

4. In a device of the class described, a

slotted casing; a panel to lit in the slot in the casing; and a guideplate carried by the panel and comprising a body portion later allyextended beyond the panel to engage the face of the casing and inclinedarms to lit in the edges of the panel and to engage the casing insliding relation.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT W. KRIEGER.

itnesses CLIFFORD STABLY, R. H. MEEK.

